FULL VERSION. Anodising Colours on Metal with a 9v battery. (Titanium)

In this video I show you how to do a DIY home project to create stunning coloured anodising effects on titanium. All you need is distilled water baking powder and 9v batteries

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[williampatten]

As electrolytic rust stripping, this may work (though these batteries couldn’t provide the needed current) but especially when the new ‘colour’ appears to have formed above the liquid level as well “and” you can use any metal as a cathode…..this is a year around April Fools joke that sadly, some gullible folk may not see! These ‘simple way to do complex / impossible stuff’ are more unkind than funny.
So for me it’s back to making my free electricity machine out of a computer fan

[korbendallas]

Great demo, but one piece of info that was incorrect is that once you anodize Ti, it’s there forever. You can remove ano by using something like Whink rust stain remover, and then you can start the process all over.

[tomb]

At 1:20 you say that you can't go back and the anodizing is there forever. this is untrue. It's actually very simple to reverse the color change (anodizing). Buy some Whink Rust Stain Remover (Hydroflouric Acid) and dip the part into it. It'll remove the anodizing, almost immediately. Rinse off the part in distilled water and your all set to try again.

[Squidbush]

So, I assume if you use a variable power supply you could put the object in at the lowest voltage and as you slowly pull it out of the water, turn the voltage up and get gradual rainbow coloring.

[JimBlair]

I believe most people identify anodising as an aluminum process, and the video is referring to a process on titanium…I find my titanium takes on a beautiful dark purple blue hue if it's sitting in the sulfuric acid for a few hours, during an anodising run...I'm not sure getting any other colours on titanium is possible?

[HighlanderNorth]

☑️ Great video, I never realized it could be accomplished using such rudimentary items. I want to try this with niobium, but I've somehow misplaced the solid 10mm thick x 125mm long chunk of pure niobium round bar I bought as part of my element collection 18 years ago. Maybe it would be better to use a smaller, thinner piece for this purpose. I assume the thickness and overall mass of the substrate will play a role in how rapidly it'll anodize?

[sarahheetz]

Thank you so much for this video!!! I will be trying this tomorrow😊

[teddysimavari]

Brilliant video, I’ll have a go at this when I get time on some bicycle parts. I always though that anodising was a bit too complicated. Bit of a silly question but could you get black anodised using this method? Or is the best colour achievable just a really really dark brown?

Also another silly question, there is no green. Is it possible to mix 2 colours to get one colour?

Anyway, thanks again for sharing!

[tmo]

You’re a very interesting person! I had never heard of this

[mikedillard]

...luv it !....with my luck I'll blow up the house...

[jcadona]

Congratulation. Can you give more details of the paint used? Thanks

[ErikOdinsvej]

after treatment, do it then not rost ?

[raymondojones]

Great work, can you use a car battery?

[Zubado]

Can these be done to cheap potash metals and aluminum?

[maderightamerica]

hmmm 🤔Maybe I can practice this method of anodizing and start making products to sell. The man in the hat is a really smart man for knowing the benefits of sharing knowledge. I think my future wife (a.k.a. boss) will like seeing this. hmmm🤔 Maybe not cuz she will make me do all the work while she goes shopping at the mall. 😂

[garicrewsen]

What great hobby idea with zero learning curve! Thanks heaps for providing the voltage/color chart, BTW. IDK if you peruse your older video comments, but I've got a question: Does time in the solution make a difference in the saturation of the color or is it as pronounced as it's going to be in the first seconds of submersion? TIA. Cheers!

[fredericksaxton]

I assume that clean fresh rainwater is just as good as distilled water?

[stevejones]

What kind of power drain on the batteries will it cause? Are you able to use the same batteries for numerous applications? Thx for the video.

[CertsUAsPilot]

Does this method only work on titanium?

[ThePeterDislikeShow]

Can zinc be anodized? I'm reading tri-sodium phosphate might be used as the solution?